Visiting Scientist

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Sevilla, Andalucía
In-Office
Internship
Healthtech
The Role
Visiting Scientists will engage in interdisciplinary research for 3 months, focusing on machine learning and computational biology projects to improve drug development and patient therapies.
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Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position: Visiting Scientist

Location: CITRE (Sevilla, ES)

Position Summary

We are searching for three Visiting Scientists to embark on a transformative 3-month journey with our Research team based in Seville, Spain. Bristol Myers Squibb’s Center for Innovation and Translational Research Europe (CITRE) R&D site based in Seville, Spain brings together computational, clinical, and translational research teams to redefine drug development. This paid internship would run from the 1st of April through the 30th of June 2026 and will require physical presence at CITRE in Seville.

Dive into an environment where your analytical skills meet patient-centric research with a chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Whether your passion lies in bioinformatics, computational biology, machine learning, or a related discipline, we invite you to apply.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute to the development of therapies that change lives. We are searching for creative thinkers who are ready to dive into an interdisciplinary adventure, blending technology and science to redefine what is possible.
Who you are

We warmly encourage candidates that have the right to work within Spain (for instance citizens of the European Union) to apply for these positions, even if not all the following requirements are strictly met:

  • You are currently enrolled in a master or doctoral program in bioinformatics, computational biology, machine learning, or a related field (beyond year one) and are eager to apply your knowledge in a practical, real-world setting
  • You are fluent in English, and capable of discussing scientific and technical topics
  • You enjoy coding in a high-level programming language such as Python, MATLAB, or R and bringing your ideas to execution

Our Unique Internship Projects – Where Your Expertise Will Shine:

You will be involved in one of three projects spanning different fields of expertise: 

  • Improve the accuracy of cancer genomic analysis by developing a machine learning meta-caller that intelligently combines predictions from multiple Copy Number Variation tools into a single, high-confidence consensus call.
  • Evaluate AI & NLP tools to uncover biological relations among genes and proteins from biomedical literature. Develop a validation framework and study outputs applicability to enrich gene regulatory networks.
  • Develop and validate multimodal foundation models that fuse biomedical imaging with molecular profiles, using contrastive and self‑supervised learning to produce transferable representations for downstream clinical tasks.

Desirable skills:

Depending on the selected projects, different skills may be desirable but not strictly required.

  • Ability to create clear and informative visualizations, as well as to report and present findings
  • Grasp and implement cutting-edge methodologies from research literature
  • Good grasp of machine learning concepts
  • Experience with AI/ML, or with the implementation of deep learning methods in frameworks such as PyTorch, Keras, or Tensorflow
  • Proficiency in handling and processing large-scale genomic and molecular data
  • Experience with NLP techniques, including LLMs
  • Experience with multimodal biomedical data analysis and handling

Application process and required information:

At the top of your uploaded CV please include a paragraph explaining why you are applying and how you may be a good fit. All those interested will need to apply by 9/11/2025.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or disability.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.

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What We Do

At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. That work inspires some of the most interesting, meaningful, and life-changing careers you’ll experience. Join us and pursue innovative ideas alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma, collaborating with a team rich in diversity of experiences, and perspectives. We have built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and are leveraging translational medicine and data analytics to understand how we can deliver the right medicine to the right patient, at the right time, to achieve the best outcome.

Whether in a scientific, business or supporting function, a career at BMS means you’ll be inspired every day to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. Here, you’ll be on the cutting edge of powerful innovation in oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis, with colleagues united in the mission to help patients.

Through the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, we also promote health equity and seek to improve health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions. Our mission is to give new hope to help patients prevail over serious disease – it drives everything we do.

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